Sexual pain in women: quality of sex life and marital relations.

Sexual pain in women: quality of sex life and marital relations. Minerva Ginecol. 2017 Apr 04;: Authors: Ghizzani A, Orlandini C, Bernardi MG, Cevenini G, Luisi S Abstract Common gynecological and dermatological conditions resulting in sexual pain are seen often in gynecological practice and are easily diagnosed with visual observation and laboratory tests. The lower genital tract diseases we are referring to are: vaginitis, vaginoses, dermatoses, hypoestrogenism and endometriosis. All of them affect the vaginal mucosa with diverse mechanisms, their effects lasting for only few days or many months. Furthermore, they change the women's sense of well being sometimes significantly and for a long period. The conditions we mentioned above are recognized promptly with basic gynecological interventions but when burning or sharp pain occurs with light pressure (as in case of penetration attempts) without physical signs we must suspect the Genitopelvic Pain Penetration Disorder. This condition was defined for the first time in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders- 5 and its dimensions include difficulty or pain at penetration associated with fear, anxiety, and pelvic floor hypertonus. Pain is most often localized at the vulvar vestibule and described as burning, pressure, and itching. These dimensions are iconic of sexual pain associated with vulvodyina and vaginismus but are common also in fibro myalgia, a syndrome of wi...
Source: Minerva Ginecologica - Category: OBGYN Tags: Minerva Ginecol Source Type: research